Plastering staple



Dec. 22, 1925- 1,5 6,747

C. HOLLOWAY, JR

PLASTERING STAPLE Filed Nov. 19, 1924 F g; gave INVENTOR.

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Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

"UNITED STATES- CHARLES HOLLOWAY, JR; or SAN FRANCISCO,- ALIFORN A.

rLAs'rnRIne STAPLE.

Application filed November 19, 1924. Serial 1%. 750,555.

To all wlz om ituma-yi concern:

' Be it known that 1, CHARLES HOLLOWAY, J12, a citizenof the United-"States, and a resident of San Francisco, county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented a new and. useful Plastering staple, of which the following isa'specification,

This invention relates to stapling devices.

-, as used for] holding the building paper against a sheathed wall to be plastered and which are at the same time adapted to function as laths or furring strips for spacing the plaster receiving wire mesh away from the paper or sheathing.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved staple of this character which will have the following advantages: More easily held in place by a workman when applying the staple; will drive fair at the blow of a hammer with no tendency to tip; holds the paper tightly the entire length of the strip; affords a flat grip which cannot entrap the fingers in driving; presents both driving points clear of the hand for striking with a hammer; is applicable to long high clearance strips with intermediate staple points; preserves a definite spacing for the mesh even if struck on top with a hammer in securing the 'mesh with, independent nails alongside the staples; cannot interlock in kegs as can wire devices previously, used.

The above features are realized in the staple construction shown in the accompanying drawings and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of my staple drawn approximately full size as adapted for ordinary usage;

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the device shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 shows a half staple made accord ing to my invention;

Figure t shows in plan my method of forming the staple so that both driving points are clear of the holders hand;

Figure 5 shows a portion of a very large staple embodying my improved features and showing intermediate points and wiring notches;

Figure 6 is a diagram showing the way my staples are cut from the strip of fiat metal to form the points and the manner in which the tapered ends are bent to bring the points central for proper driving;

Figure 7 is a reduced sketch showing a Staple held by the left handwith ends'pre sented for driving hyla hammer. I

In more detail my staple comprises a flatstrip of metal '1 ofa width, corresponding to the desired .furring clearance and preferably with the sharp edges 'roundedso'that handling them willvnot cut aworknialis fingers.

The ends 2 of the strip are cut'at an angle terminating'in sharp points 3 and adjacent the tapered ends the strip is given a quarter twist as at 4 and the tapered en'd's'bent" at right angles thereto so as to direct the points in the plane of the flatstrip and with the points disposed at the centerline of the in which drawing the supply strip of metal strip, as indicated by the dotted line in Fig- 1 is cut oil at the desired angle A and the tapered end 2 instead of being bent up at right angles to the run of the strip is bent up along an angular line B so that the point 3 will fall on'the medial line and not on the right hand edge of the strip as would other wise be the case.

Also to be observed, is the fact that the quarter twist 4 given the'strip is not a free twist which would centralize the twisted portion with the run of the strip but the twisted ends are olfset or forced downward so as to bring the fiat under surface 5 in line with the under edge 6 of the vertically arranged run or body of the strip, and whereby the device when driven home will firmly seat itself against the paper for the entire distance between the points.

In Fi re 3 I show my single pointed stripsw ich are substantially one half of the strip shown in Figure 1.

In Figure 5 a large strip is shown with an intermediate point at 3 struck out of the metal as indicated, and having also notches 7 and holes 8 adapted to pass a wire for securing the plastering mesh across the upper edge of the strip.

In applying the straight staples as shown in Figures 1 and 2 the strip is grasped flatwis e between the thumb and index finger of the left hand as indicated in Figure 7 and preferably twisted slightly so as to expose both ends clear of the hand for driving with a hammer.

In the modification shown in Figure 4 the ends are both offset to the right as shown so that inholding the device against the wall with the left hand thedriving points will'always extend some distance irom the hand and thereby facilitate driving each end with a single hard blow without danger of hitting the fingers.

1. A plastering staple comprising a fiat.

section strip of metal having the end portion twisted to a plane at right angles to the plane of the strip and formed to lie with one flat side in line with one edge of the strip,

and a point formed on the twisted end extending in the plane of the strip substantially at right angles to the run of the strip.

2. A plastering staple comprising a flat strip of metal having both end portions twisted to lie at right angles to the plane of the strip and both formed with one flat side in line with a common edge of the strip, and a point formed on each twisted end extending therefrom in the plane of the body of the strip substantially'atright anglestothe 'run oi the strip.

3.. A plastering staple comprising a flat strip of metal having both end portions twisted to lie at right angles to the plane of the strip and provided with angularly disposed points, the saidstrip being curved throughout so as to laterally offset the inter mediate portion thereof with respect to said points. o

CHARLES HQLLOYVAY, J n. 

